Columbia River

[kuh-luhm-bee-uh]

Co·lum·bi·a

[kuh-luhm-bee-uh]
noun
1.
a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 miles (1955 km) long.
2.
Cape, a cape on the N coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean: northernmost point of Canada.
3.
a city in and the capital of South Carolina, in the central part. 99,296.
4.
a city in central Missouri. 62,061.
5.
a city in central Maryland. 52,518.
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6.
a city in central Tennessee. 25,767.
7.
a city in SE Pennsylvania. 10,466.
8.
Literary. the United States of America.
9.
one of an American breed of large sheep, developed by crossbreeding the Lincoln and Rambouillet, noted for its good market lambs and heavy fleece of medium length.
10.
(italics) U.S. Aerospace. the first space shuttle to orbit and return to earth.
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Columbia River definition


River that runs from British Columbia, Canada, to the Pacific Ocean and passes between Oregon and Washington.

Note: Known for its great salmon runs in spring.
Note: The site of the Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams.
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